The legendary actor, who was just a year ago staring down the biggest crisis of his glittering, five-decade career, has since won the Kerala State Award for Best Actor, the Padma Bhushan, and now a record-equalling fourth National Award for Best Actor
Announcing the awards, chairman of the central jury Jayaraj said Telugu movie Kalki 2898 AD bagged the trophy for the best popular film; Mammootty won his fourth National Film Award for best actor for his performance in Malayalam movie Bramayugam